Corsage frame



Jan. 13, 1953 A. c. POLIZZI 2,624,968

CORSAGE FRAME Filed July 1, 1950 [NYENTUE ANTHUNY llPnmzzl A TTURNEYPatented Jan. 13, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CORSAGE FRAME AnthonyC. Polizzi, Rochester, N. Y.

Application July 1, 1950, Serial No. 171,696

4 Claims. 1

This invention relates to corsage frames and more particularly to aframe adapted to hold a plurality of flowers and adapted to facilitatethe mounting thereof.

I-leretofore it has been the practice to bind the stems of flowers tosupport wire, and to provide a separate support for the blossom. Suchpractice is slow in that binding wire must be individually applied tosecure the blossoms. Also such binding tends to break the stems, andleaves the frame exposed.

The present invention is directed to a frame structure having individualwires adapted to be inserted through the stems of the flowerslongitudinally and in which the ends of the wire may project into theblossoms and be deformed to face the flowers as desired. The structurefurther permits the binding thereon of suitable fern or other greenery,and ribbon by a mere single wrapping of such binding wire. The structureis so constructed as to rigidly secure a plurality of wires in divergentarrangement in a single sleeve, the structure being relatively simpleand easy to produce.

The above and other novel features of the invention will appear morefully hereinafter from the following detailed description when taken inconjunction with the accompanying drawing. It it expressly understoodthat the drawings are employed for purposes of illustration only and arenot designed as a definition of the limits of the invention, referencebeing had for this purpose to the appended claims.

In the drawings, wherein like reference characters indicate like parts:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the corsage frame showing six wires forholding six flowers;

Figure 2 is an enlarged transverse section taken on the line 2-2 ofFigure 1;

Figure 3 is an enlarged section taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a longitudinal section taken substantially on the line 4--4of Figure 2; and

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the sleeve, slightly enlarged, whichis employed for bundling the wires together.

Referring to Figure 1, there will be seen six wires of varying lengthIll, [2, l4, l6, l8 and 20 secured together in a sleeve 22. The sleeveis of such a diameter as will snugly accommodate the ends of the wires10-20, and after the wires are inserted into the sleeve a sufficientdistance, the end of the sleeve is swaged flat as is shown at 24. Thesleeve may be open at the other end, or closed with a rounded end 25 asshown in Figure 4.

The flattened portion of the sleeve will have a peripheral dimensionsuch as to preferably accommodate the six wires lying side by side insubstantially a common plane, but the peripheral dimension of such flatportion will preferably be slightly less than that necessary to freelyaccommodate the ends of the wires when laid in such plane as shown. Thusupon the swaging operation, the wires will not only be held in planararrangement, but will be caused to engage one another with substantialfriction whereby the wires will be securely held within the sleeveagainst any possibility of twisting or turning.

Additionally, the slight cranking of the wires as shown in Figure 4,resulting from the swaging operation, will provide an additionalsecurity against the wires being free to swivel, and the wiresthemselves, being of approximately 20 gauge steel and relatively stiff,and preferably being coated with a green enamel or paint, will alsoprovide surfaces such that the inter-engagement between the wires withinthe swaged portion of the sleeve will securely hold such wires fromturning within the sleeve. Such sleeve may be of brass and nickel platedif desired, to give a finished appearance.

The corsage frame as thus shown is readily adapted to support aplurality of flowers, it being desirable to thread the stems of eachindividual flower upon a wire While forcing the end of the wire into thebase of the flower proper. At this point the wire may be suitably bentif desired to direct the flower as desired. Thereafter greenery andribbons or bows may be bound to the frame by flne wire passing aroundthe frame and lying in the shouldered notch formed by the upper end ofthe sleeve wall thickness, and the wire emerging therefrom.

The different wires may be cut to such lengths as appear desirable, andthe number of wires varied to suit the corsage requirements, although itwill be appreciated that each frame constitutes a unitary rigidstructure.

While a single embodiment of the invention has been illustrated anddescribed, it is understood that the invention is not limited to theexact structure shown. As variations in combinations and arrangement maybe made without departing from the spirit of the invention as will beapparent to those skilled in the art, reference will be had to theappended claims for a definition of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. A corsage frame comprising a substantially circular sleeve, aplurality of relatively stiff wires one end of each being bunchedtogether with the corresponding ends of the other wires within saidsleeve, said ends projecting into said sleeve substantially the lengththereof, the internal diameter of said sleeve being sufficient to freelyreceive said wires, said sleeve being flattened at the end from whichsuch wires emerge to reduce the internal cross-sectional area to such anextent as to grip and secure the end's'ofeach of said wire's'within thesleeve, said sleeveliaving an'internal perimeter in its round shape lessthan the perimeter of the wires contained therein when lying side byside in a. single common plane, whereby the flattened:

end of said sleeve is stressed into gripping relawires emerging from thesleeve-substantially in a single plane, and having their respective freeends diverging with respect to one another sub stantially in a commonplane, said sleeve being of material adapted to rigidly hold its shapeupon defor rnaticn. I

H 2;,A cor'sage frame comprisingv a substantially circular sleeve, aplurality; of relatively stiff wires, havinga protective coating, oneend of eachbeing bunched together with the corre- SDQnding ends of theother wires within said sleeve, said ends projecting into said sleevesubstantially thelength thereof, said sleeve being flattened: at the endfrom which such wires emerge to reduce the internal cross-sectional areato such an extent as to grip and secure the ends of each of said wireswithin the sleeve, said sleeve having an internal perimeter in its roundshape less than the perimeter of the wires contained therein when lyingside by side in a single common plane, whereby the flattened end of saidsleeve is stressed into gripping relation with the wires passingtherethrough, said wires emerging from the sleeve substantially in asingle plane and having their respective free ends diverging withrespect to one another substantially in a common plane, said sleevebeing of material adapted'to rigidly hold its" shape upon deformation.

3. A claim in accordance with claim 1 in which the sleeve is closed atits opposite end and suitably rounded.

4. A claim in accordance with claim 2 in which the sleeve is closed atits opposite end and suitably rounded.

ANTHONY C. POLIZZI.

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